Public Law 85–166

That section 401 (e) of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended (49 U. S. C. 481 (e)), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

“(5)“(5)

If any applicant who makes application for a certificate

Alaska.

Air carriers.

within one hundred and twenty days after the date of enactment of this paragraph shall show that, from January 1, 1957. until the effective date of this paragraph, it, or its predecessor in interest, was an air carrier furnishing service between points in the United States and points in the Territory of Alaska (including service to intermediate points in Canadian territory) authorized by certificate or certificates of public convenience and necessity issued by the Civil Aeronautics Board to render such service between such points, and that any portion of such service between any points or for any class of traffic was performed pursuant to a temporary certificate or certificates of public convenience and necessity issued by the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Board, upon proof of such fact only, shall, unless the service rendered by such applicant during such period was inadequate and inefficient, issue a certificate or certificates of unlimited duration, authorizing such applicant to engage in air transportation with respect to persons, property and mail between the terminal and intermediate points between which it or its predecessor was temporarily authorized to operate by such certificate or certificates as of the date of enactment of this paragraph.”

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